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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Parts of speech

Hi,
I have difficulty in understanding parts of speech in the below sentence.can you please explain the usage of past particle (made) after gerand (having) in the below sentence.

"He is proud of having made an important contribution to company" , he stated.
  

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It is a gerund of the perfect aspect of the verb 'make'-- in other words, 'having made' is the gerund.

  • It is a gerund of the perfect aspect of the verb 'make'-- in other words, 'having made' is the gerund.
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It is a gerund of the perfect aspect of the verb 'make'-- in other words, 'having made' is the gerund.
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Hi,
Thanks for the reply.Now, I understood the usage of gerand in the sentence.

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